Women's Basketball

ISLANDERS TRAVEL TO LADY EAGLE THANKSGIVING CLASSIC

Nov 26, 2009

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team will
have quite a challenge on their hands as they prepare to take on
#14 Georgia in the first game of the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving
Classic at 7 PM on Friday evening. The tournament is being held in
Hattiesburg, Miss. on the campus of Southern Miss.

"Georgia is going to be really tough and athletic," said head
coach Robert Robinson. "They are
big and will apply a lot of pressure to us.

"It will be a huge key for us in how we handle that
pressure."

The Islanders come into the match up with a 3-0 record on the
season after beating Air Force, Alabama and Texas Southern in the
first two weeks of the season. They will face the Lady Dogs are
4-0 after wins over #13 Oklahoma, Chattanooga, Rutgers and Alabama
State. Georgia last played Alabama State on Wednesday, winning by
a 75-48 margin.

"I think we can keep up with them athletically once we get into
our offense," said Robinson. "Breaking their press is going to be a
huge priority for us."

TAMUCC beat Texas Southern by a 71-62 final last Saturday to
stay unbeaten early on in the season. The Islanders led by 20 at
halftime before a second half rally closed the gap to as few as
five points late in the game. The team kept battling and would not
fold under the full court press of TSU to eventually take a hard
fought nine point win.

Jade Davis leads the team
and is tied for fifth in the conference with 16.0 points per game.
Elisa Beagle is averaging
13.3 and is 16th in the Southland while Adrienne Scott is at
12.3 ppg and ranked 19th in the SLC. Beagle and Scott are tied for
fifth in the conference at 9.0 rebounds per game.

The second game of the tournament will be determined by the
outcome of the games on the first day but will be either against
Jackson State or Southern Miss. The winner's of Friday's games
will play each other while the losing teams face off against one
another on Saturday.

It will be the first significant road trip for the Islanders as
the only game away from home was in Houston last Saturday, less
than four hours from campus. Robinson is looking for it to be
business as usual when his team hits the court on Friday night.

"Most of these kids are juniors and seniors now, they have
actually been to this tournament before," said Robinson. "I expect
them to come ready to play tomorrow."

Steven King will call all the action on ESPN 1230 while fans
will be able to follow live stats by visiting www.southernmiss.com and
clicking on the women's basketball schedule.